Mitsubishi hit with another racism suit
Andy Kravetz of the Journal Star writes that three people who were part of a large racial discrimination lawsuit against Mitsubishi Motors are suing their employer again for racism. (August 2003)
Ex-Mitsubishi Motor managers file bias suits in U.S.
Five former managers at Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing allege that during a 1999 downsizing out of 111 non-union employees fired, 87 were over age 40 and those taking over their jobs were younger and less skilled. (August 2001)
Japanese Government Sues Mitsubishi
During a training exercise a rotor suddenly broke away from a military search and rescue helicopter. An agency investigation concluded that the accident was caused by substandard metal parts. (February 2001)
Six Koreans sue Mitsubishi of Japan over forced labor during World War II
A "gathering of Mitsubishi draftees suffering from atomic bomb-related illnesses" sues Mitsubishi for exposing them to life-threatening conditions while Japanese workers were provided with shelter and emergency rations after the atomic atoms were dropped. (May 2000)
Lawyers Target Japanese Abuses: WWII Compensation Effort Shifts From Europe to Asia
Michael Dobbs, Washington Post, writes about renewed focus in the US on Japan's wartime record such as forcible recruitment of Korean "comfort women" as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers and gruesome medical experiments on foreign nationals. (March 2000)
Miller Park is just one of Mitsubishi's problems
Kenneth R. Lamke of the Journal Sentinel reports that Mitsubishi Heavy has had trouble worldwide since joining the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark stadium project and and the Milwaukee situation is just one symptom of an ailing company. (October 1999)
Landmark Settlement Reached in Long-Running Environmental Boycott of Two Mitsubishi Companies
Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Electric and Rainforest Action Network Announce Unprecedented Joint "Eco-Agreement" but consumer boycott continues against other Mitsubishi companies including Union Bank of California. (February 1998)
Culture Clash Leads to Age Discrimination Claim Against Mitsubishi Electronics
Mitsubishi Electronics senior manager made a statement "about getting rid of managers who were over 40 and replacing them with younger, more aggressive managers." (Fall 1997)
Rainbow Trade and Labor Mission To Japan and Indonesia
Rev. Jesse L Jackson of the Rainbow/PUSH Action Network urges Japanese corporations to set goals, target and timetables to integrate their mangement teams and settle sex harassment and racial discrimination suits. (August 1996)
Activist Sued by Mitsubishi Subsidiary
SLAPP lawsuit against John McInnis, a Canadian environmentalist, who questioned forest and pulp activities of Al-Pac. (June 1996)
Mitsubishi Chemical and Kirin Brewery: Rice and Plant Breeding Activities
Active in plant breeding technologies for flower and vegetable seedlings and rice. (March 1995)
Mitsubishi: Forest destruction is a family affair
Rainforest Action Network “Save the Rainforest -- Boycott Mitsubishi” campaign gives examples to back its claim that Mitsubishi may well be the greatest corporate threat to the world's tropical, temperate and boreal forests. (1994)
IBM-Hitachi The Software Cnnection? - Copyright Law
In October 1983 Mitsubishi Electric pleaded no contest to charges of conspiracy to transport stolen material. The company announced "We didn't surrender and are rather feeling we've won." (April 1984)
Tokio Fire & Marine Insurance sued for bad faith
Was sued for penalties arising from Tokio's admitted failure to disclose the liability limits of its insured. (It won though.) (February 2002)